Happy New Year!

Good morning beautiful world and a happy new year to everyone!

I am ready, eager, and excited to continue my beautiful Second Life journey and share it with you.

I am not making any promises for now but one thing that I am sure of is that I missed blogging

for you my beautiful people. I missed venturing out and exploring with Sunny beautiful locations.

How about featuring all those wonderful people I am honored to meet when I go out?

Or sharing with you my moments with my Steppenwolf? I missed it all!

As you all know, while I stayed away for a while from my blog I started a backdrop textures

business to keep me busy. The idea was originally intended to be something small in the

Marketplace, just for fun you know, but now I find myself with an in-world shop, which I just opened

today, and a group of wonderful bloggers that I feel very honored to have.

So to celebrate the new year and the grand opening of my in-world shop 

I have prepared a few things for you. ;)

First, I put together a small hunt with 10 beautiful backdrop textures to collect for free.

You are looking for the beautiful butterfly below, which I chose to honor my mother's

memory. My mother loved butterflies and her favorite color was purple, which is something

that she told me in a dream after she had passed away.

The hunt will run from January 1st to January 15th.

After that, all the packs will be sold at the regular price like all the others. You can find the hints to their

locations here. But then again, they are not that hard to find and you can also cheat... let me tell you

how. First you... never mind, where's the fun in that! :P

Next, I have placed 3 Lucky Letter Boards with the letters changing every 15 minutes.

And finally, I placed 2 new free gifts on the counter together with the Christmas one which

everyone loved, YAY!

TAXI TO THE SHOP

So there you have it, the grand opening of my in-world shop and my return to blogging again,

2025 will be a great year, I just know it. I really love my life.

Over & Out!

♥

You Are My Soul

“You are the essence—

of who I am, what I do,

I cannot live without you.

You are my soul;

how can I separate you—

from my heart?

I am a fish, you are the vast ocean, you must not leave me at shore,

I cannot live without you.”

― Rafy Rohaan

Lost Without You

~ Freya Ridings ~

NEW

Backdrop texture by me. Here at MP.

Credits

(NEW) KUNGLERS - Aurelia Set @ FaMESHed Event (Ends December 27 / Gallery)

DOUX - Venezia Hairstyle ● MIDNA - Tess Tiara ● Black Smokey Eyes / iSO

zhu. Opulence Long Nails (Square) ● Giz Seorn - Bexley Dress

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Designer Ava Kungler ● My Kunglers Inventory ● My Kunglers' Blog Posts

And I Love You More

For my Steppenwolf. Te amo baby! <3

“When I say I love you more, I don’t mean I love you more than you love me.

I mean I love you more than the bad days ahead of us,

I love you more than any fight we will ever have.

I love you more than the distance between us,

I love you more than any obstacle that could try and come between us.

I love you the most.”

– Unknown

Every You

~ Julia Westlin ~

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Beautiful background texture by me is available here.

I Still Cry

“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”

― Amy Bloom

 

Skinny

~ Billie Eilish ~

"People say I look happy

Just because I got skinny

But the old me is still me and maybe the real me

And I think she's pretty..."

-lyrics

The beautiful background I used in this picture is the one I have in my MarketPlace for 1L.

You can get it here. ;) Please do check out the new sets I have in there too. They are absolutely beautiful.

Perfect for the holidays. I just started this new business of mine today and people

are already buying them. Thank you so much!

I'll be adding more very soon. 

❤

Credits On Me

(NEW) WINGS-HAIR-EF1203 Grays & Browns @ Anthem Event ● Sintiklia Christmas Tree AMBER

Gilda Gown (Champagne) by Madame Noir

My New Business

I have put into sets the textures I've been creating for my photography

and have added them in the MP for sell.

For now, I have 4 sets. There's also a texture for 1L. 

Hope you like! ❤

MY MARKETPLACE HERE

More to come.

Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat,

known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.

These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life

that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. 

Beautiful people do not just happen.”

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

The following is a great YouTube video that I would love to share with you.

Hope you enjoy!

I Went HOMELESS in The Philippines

by China Mac TV

Background Texture by Me (Here)

Credits

:: pm :: Aurora Gown

TRUTH Collective FAGA / Tranquil

[HJ] Cascade Collection (Earrings & Necklace)

Model & Photographer: Lori Novo

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Flickr Designer ● Flickr Group

Designer Poulet KoenKamp ● My :: PM :: Inventory ● My :: PM :: Blog Posts

Enjoy The Journey

“I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going.

And I have trained myself to love it.

Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight,

that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight.

And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to.

But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings.

You may not know where you're going,

but you know that so long as you spread your wings,

the winds will carry you.”

― C. JoyBell C.

AI Version Extra

Background Texture by me (Here)

Credits

WINGS-HAIR-EF0208 Streaks

:: pm :: Marina Set

. Doe . Heart Stringlights : halo & chew

KUNGLERS - Mera Bracelets

Model & Photographer: Lori Novo

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Flickr Designer ● Flickr Group

Designer Poulet KoenKamp ● My :: PM :: Inventory ● My :: PM :: Blog Posts

A Blessing

“A Blessing; 

May the light of your soul guide you;

May the light of your soul bless the work you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart;

May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul;

May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those who work with you

and to those who see and receive your work;

May your work never weary you; 

May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement;

May you be present in what you do. May you never become lost in the bland absences;

May the day never burden; May dawn find you awake and alert,

approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises; 

May evening find you gracious and fulfilled;

May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected;

May your soul calm, console and renew you.”

― John O'Donohue

AI VERSION EXTRA

Credits

(NEW) Background Texture by Me (Here)

DOUX - Venezia Hairstyle

K.BEAUTY - PETRAS LIPS - LELUTKA EVO - EVO X

CINO - BLUSHING/ PUBERTY BLUSH COLORPACK 01

(Yummy) Ornate Christmas Ball Earrings

:Dernier: "Marina" Dress - Red

*LODE* Hair Accessory - Karma @ Dubai (Ends December 15 / Gallery)

Model & Photographer: Lori Novo

Lode In-World ● MarketPlace ● Flickr Official ● Flickr Fan

Designer Chirzaka Vlodovic ● My Lode Inventory ● My Lode Blog Posts

Angels Of Love

“When the mind is silent, you can listen to your heart 

and remember that everything is Love and that you are that Love.”

― Human Angels, We are human angels

Not About Angels

~ Birdie ~

Credits

(NEW) KUNGLERS - Esther Bracelets

WINGS-HAIR-EF0908 Grays & Browns (Pack)

tarte. Christmas Lights Crown (White)

Tres Blah - Long Sweater - Blush

+Half-Deer+ Nightglow Birds

+Half-Deer+ Sleeping Deer Fawn - Blush

+Half-Deer+ Resin Christmas Tree [Pastels]

Nutmeg. Garden Bench

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Sharing Warmth

A hot cup of cocoa, a good book, and a grouchy cat, what more can I ask for?

I get very excited with cool and wintery days. I prefer fall-winter over summer hot days.

Love wearing beautiful sweaters, colorful scarves, and my mother's favorite coat.

Love cuddling up and all wrapped up in my soft red blankie, on my mother's comfy chair,

and reading a good romance novel while looking out my window. It makes me feel so cozy inside

and thankful for the warm shelter in my home. And I often pray to God that others

less fortunate can also find such shelter including all those furry animals that live in the streets.

But really, the best way to stay warm during cold winter days is to have a warm and caring heart.

There are many ways we can help out the homeless and street animals.

Homeless Man Shows How He Tries To Survive Cold

THE SALVATION ARMY: HOMELESS SHELTERS

Give the Gift of a Good Night's Sleep. You Can Help.

THE SALVATION ARMY

Help Keep a Child Warm this Winter by Donating a Coat

Outreach To The Homeless in Winter

ONE WARM COAT

One Warm Coat's mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting

volunteerism and environmental sustainability.

ONE WARM COAT DRIVE

Organize a Coat Drive – in 3 steps!

FEEDING THE HOMELESS

Working Together to alleviate Poverty and Hunger.

How to Help Feral and Stray Cats Survive Winter

U-HEART: HOMELESS ANIMALS

The necessity of food assistance for abandoned animals

FEEDING PETS OF THE HOMELESS

Feeding Pets of the Homeless® is the first national nonprofit providing pet food and emergency

veterinary care to pets that belong to people experiencing homelessness.

This Winter, Help Stray Dogs Stay Warm & Protected, Donate A Dog Sweater.

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This winter let us all do our part. There are so many ways we can help out.

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥